First Streamlined Diesel-Electric Locomotive Built in Canada
Name/Title
First Streamlined Diesel-Electric Locomotive Built in CanadaEntry/Object ID
2021.1240.01Description
Black and white commemorative photograph showing the unveiling of the first streamlined diesel-electric locomotive built in Canada, Canadian National locomotive #9400. The photograph shows the locomotive dramatically coming out of what appears to be a warehouse as it was the first of its kind built in Canada. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, original copy of the photograph which shows the first streamlined diesel-electric locomotive built in Canada in 1950. It was built by Montreal Motor Works in Notre Dame Quebec. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National